Luigi Amalfitano offered 65-year-old dementia sufferer Anna Turner a place to stay and a tender hand when she was close to losing her home.
Instead, Madison County prosecutors said, Amalfitano forced her to live in a locked supply closet, 8 feet by 8 feet, that one police officer said was "barely fit to contain an animal, let alone a human being."
Malnourished and beaten, Turner was discovered in a 105-degree supply closet in Amalfitano's Anderson home, where she had been held captive for several months, police said.
Prosecutor Thomas Broderick Jr., who is expected to file formal charges next week, called the situation an "unbelievable inhuman treatment of an individual who could not help themselves."
Amalfitano, 45, his son, Louis, 20, and Louis' girlfriend, Stephanie L. Cole, 21, were charged preliminarily with felony confinement and exploitation of an endangered adult. Amalfitano and his son also were charged with battery. All were being held on a $100,000 bond at the Madison County Jail. Turner was admitted to St. John's Medical Center.
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Police, Elderly Woman Held Captive for Months
This story breaks my heart. What a terrible thing to do to a vulnerable person.
ReplyDeleteThis crime deserves the strictest punishment possible - life in prison.
Just 100,000 bail that is unbelievable. Bail should of been set at a Million. They are the ones who should be living in 8X8 rooms
ReplyDeleteNot 8x8 - 4x4 would be better!
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These are the cases that Adult Protective Services workers respond to in a hurry, thankfully. They must also be trained to observe less obvious signs of mistreatment, as well. I hope the victim has a proper legal guardian, after all.
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